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What does the Star of David symbolize?
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The Star of David (Hebrew Magen David or Mogen Dovid מגן דוד, Arabic Najmat Dawuud نجمة داوود), also known as Solomon's Seal or the Seal of Solomon (Ashkenazi Hebrew, Shield of David, Arabic Khatam Sulayman خاتم سليمان), is a generally recognized symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity, although it has been used also in Islam as well as the Eastern Religions. Geometrically it is a hexagram. It is also known colloquially as the Jewish Star.
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Actually, the Star of David has no meaning whatsoever. It was chosen about 700 years ago by the Jewish community. Everyone back then had a simple symbol for their faith. Come on, two sticks fall over each other and you have a cross. So, the Jews adopted the six pointed star, two triangles intertwined, as our symbol, but it really has no intrinsic meaning in and of itself. The oldest symbol of Jews and Judaism is actually the 7 (seven!) branched candelabra, the Menora, described in the Bible. But it wasnt so simple to draw, so the Jews over time, about 7 hundred years ago adopted the Star, and called it the Star of David.
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